Grant program supporting access to fresh food in Chicago neighborhoods
A new Chicago grant program will help increase access to fresh food in neighborhoods impacted by divestment, which have become food deserts.
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A new Chicago grant program will help increase access to fresh food in neighborhoods impacted by divestment, which have become food deserts.
Letter carriers are teaming up with local suburban leaders to combat food insecurity this weekend.
As many as 150,000 Illinois SNAP participants will lose their benefits on Friday due to new, stricter eligibility rules in the Trump Administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
It's "April Food Day," and CBS News Chicago is teaming up with the United Way to deliver food to those in need.
Chicago's Kennedy-King College on Tuesday celebrated a redesigned food market designed to make sure all its students have enough to eat.
Chicago’s Kennedy-King College on Tuesday celebrated a redesigned food market designed to make sure all its students have enough to eat.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The city-wide fundraiser comes as Latino families face food insecurity, wage loss, and instability after ICE activity in Chicago.
The Todos Ponen Project launched in 2020 when immigrant families were navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it's become a long-term initiative, helping the community.
The "Todos Ponen" fundraiser event in Chicago later in January is aiming to raise more than $100,000 to help immigrant families facing food insecurity.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is working to fight hunger in the city.
Manny's Deli is stepping in to help those impacted by the SNAP funding pause amid the government shutdown.
The Trump administration is now ending the publication of food insecurity reports in the U.S., calling them “redundant, costly, and politicized.” In Chicago, one in five households are experiencing food insecurity. Margaret O’Conor, director of Common Pantry, joins Dana Kozlov with analysis.
The move will mean less fresh produce for those facing food insecurity, and will also impact nearby farmers. Sabrina Franza reports.
Food banks in Chicago's western suburbs were among those trying to raise awareness and solve the hunger crisis across their communities. An army of volunteers was hard at work. Attention to detail is vital, and the mission couldn't be more noble.
Public schools in Wisconsin are turning to indoor gardens to get fresh produce to their cafeteria tables.
Clarence and Wendy Weaver co-founded a corner store, ice cream parlor, and deli in 2014 as a part-time venture.
Students collect food from around the Illinois Medical District that would otherwise have been thrown out.
"This is the first time I actually completed something."
CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports the Northern Illinois Food Bank not only offers food but also free education and opportunities. A pilot program has been helping people with job training in the warehouse industry.
It's on North Leclaire near West Bloomingdale Avenue.
"There is a big need, you know. We try to be gracious with people's time. We know that it's cold. A lot of these people are migrants and unfortunately, they don't have jackets."
